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Of all the products that came out at CES this year this item would certainly turn heads and it’s not surprising really given that the Admiral Touch headset. Developed and designed by Nox Audio, it contains a cool piece of built in tech!

Out in late 2011, the Admiral Touch Headset features 7.1 surround sound with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and also a 2.4″ LCD touchscreen with, wait for it, an Android 2.1 OS including gesture control.

Integrated within the right ear-piece the OS is powered by a respectable spec given its size, you have an ARM11 chip (no news on processor speed) with 1GB flash storage and 256MB of RAM.

Because of the built in OS, you not only get a great set of noise canceling headphones, but the device can also take full advantage of available streaming music. For example, Pandora and VoIP applications such as MSN chat and Skype.

Additionally, the headset will feature a removable and rechargeable Li-Ion battery providing more than five hours of battery life, rotating ear-cups that double as a loudspeaker, and it will also be compatible with the PS3, Xbox 360, PCs, personal music players (iPod), home theaters, cell phones and all other electronic devices with a standard 3.5 mm jack and/or any devices with built-in Bluetooth.

Julie Ma, president of Nox Audio commented:

When NOX was developing the Admiral, we considered all available technology to create a truly revolutionary – yet easy-to-use – product that pushes the limits and takes headset listening to a new level, for an attainable price. In addition to giving the Admiral high-quality audio reproduction and 7.1-channel surround sound, we included a ‘Touch’ version with the functionality of the Android OS to make the headset truly versatile.